https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/AI/Agentic-AI-cost-limits-and-per-user-consumption-monitoring/m-p/302930#M217 <P class=""><SPAN>Hello Dynatrace Community,</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>We are currently evaluating the governance and cost-control options available for Agentic AI under a Dynatrace Platform Subscription.</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>Dynatrace Support informed us that it is currently not possible to configure a hard consumption or cost limit that automatically stops or restricts Agentic AI executions once a predefined threshold has been reached.</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>Our understanding is that:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><SPAN>Budget Alerts and Cost Monitors provide notifications only.</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Exceeding a configured budget does not stop Agentic AI usage.</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Hard limits cannot currently be applied at account, environment, user-group, or individual-user level.</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Access can be restricted through the&nbsp;ai:operator:execute</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;IAM permission, but this controls whether a user can access Agentic AI and does not impose a usage or cost quota.&nbsp;</SPAN></LI></UL><P class=""><SPAN>Our customer operates with a predefined annual Dynatrace budget and needs to prevent Agentic AI consumption from causing the annual DPS commitment to be exceeded.</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>We would therefore appreciate feedback from other customers and Dynatrace experts on the following:</SPAN></P><OL><LI><SPAN>Has anyone implemented a practical workaround to stop or restrict Agentic AI usage when a specific consumption threshold is reached?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Is there currently a way to identify the Agentic AI consumption generated by each individual user or user group?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Can Agentic AI executions be distinguished from manual actions performed through Notebooks, Dashboards, DQL, or other Dynatrace applications?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Are there audit records, APIs, billing exports, Account Management reports, or DQL-accessible data that show:</SPAN><UL><LI><SPAN>the user who initiated the execution,</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>the operation that was executed,</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>the Dynatrace capability that was consumed,</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>and the resulting DPS consumption or cost?</SPAN></LI></UL></LI><LI><SPAN>Can a Budget Alert or Cost Monitor notification be connected to a Workflow that automatically removes the ai:operator:execute</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;permission from a user or group? If technically possible, would this be considered a supported or recommended approach?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>How are other enterprise customers governing Agentic AI access and consumption to avoid unexpected on-demand charges?</SPAN></LI></OL><P class=""><SPAN>We are particularly interested in real-world implementations, dashboards, APIs, automation approaches, or governance practices currently being used.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Thank you in advance</SPAN></P> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:06:50 GMT ChrysanthosK 2026-08-06T13:06:50Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/AI/Agentic-AI-cost-limits-and-per-user-consumption-monitoring/m-p/302930#M217 <P class=""><SPAN>Hello Dynatrace Community,</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>We are currently evaluating the governance and cost-control options available for Agentic AI under a Dynatrace Platform Subscription.</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>Dynatrace Support informed us that it is currently not possible to configure a hard consumption or cost limit that automatically stops or restricts Agentic AI executions once a predefined threshold has been reached.</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>Our understanding is that:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><SPAN>Budget Alerts and Cost Monitors provide notifications only.</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Exceeding a configured budget does not stop Agentic AI usage.</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Hard limits cannot currently be applied at account, environment, user-group, or individual-user level.</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Access can be restricted through the&nbsp;ai:operator:execute</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;IAM permission, but this controls whether a user can access Agentic AI and does not impose a usage or cost quota.&nbsp;</SPAN></LI></UL><P class=""><SPAN>Our customer operates with a predefined annual Dynatrace budget and needs to prevent Agentic AI consumption from causing the annual DPS commitment to be exceeded.</SPAN></P><P class=""><SPAN>We would therefore appreciate feedback from other customers and Dynatrace experts on the following:</SPAN></P><OL><LI><SPAN>Has anyone implemented a practical workaround to stop or restrict Agentic AI usage when a specific consumption threshold is reached?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Is there currently a way to identify the Agentic AI consumption generated by each individual user or user group?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Can Agentic AI executions be distinguished from manual actions performed through Notebooks, Dashboards, DQL, or other Dynatrace applications?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>Are there audit records, APIs, billing exports, Account Management reports, or DQL-accessible data that show:</SPAN><UL><LI><SPAN>the user who initiated the execution,</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>the operation that was executed,</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>the Dynatrace capability that was consumed,</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>and the resulting DPS consumption or cost?</SPAN></LI></UL></LI><LI><SPAN>Can a Budget Alert or Cost Monitor notification be connected to a Workflow that automatically removes the ai:operator:execute</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;permission from a user or group? If technically possible, would this be considered a supported or recommended approach?</SPAN></LI><LI><SPAN>How are other enterprise customers governing Agentic AI access and consumption to avoid unexpected on-demand charges?</SPAN></LI></OL><P class=""><SPAN>We are particularly interested in real-world implementations, dashboards, APIs, automation approaches, or governance practices currently being used.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Thank you in advance</SPAN></P> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:06:50 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/AI/Agentic-AI-cost-limits-and-per-user-consumption-monitoring/m-p/302930#M217 ChrysanthosK 2026-08-06T13:06:50Z